This document outlines a proposal for a multimedia art exhibit by students of the Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies program at the University of the Philippines Open University. The exhibit aims to showcase students' works utilizing various media like photography, sound, animation and text. It will display pieces combining at least two media forms. An organizing team led by a student team leader will coordinate the event, soliciting submissions, selecting pieces, setting up the venue, and facilitating the week-long exhibit. The event aims to promote multimedia art and empower BAMS students.

1. Photography
Sound
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2. Animation
Text
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3. MULTIMEDIA
THE FUTURE OF ART
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4. MULTIMEDIA ART EXHIBIT BY
UPOU BAMS STUDENTS
Proponents:
Garcia, Louie Anne Theresse
Norio, Nimrod
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for ENG157 2T 2013-2014
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5. Background !
The University of the Philippines Open
University offers a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Multimedia Studies. This
program trains students to become
multimedia specialists and in the
course of the program, they are
tasked to create multimedia art. At
present, there is no public showcase of
these multimedia art forms.
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6. Objectives !
• To encourage the development and
production of multimedia art
• To empower the multimedia artists of
UPOU
• To promote the appreciation for
multimedia art
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7. Benefits !
• The Multimedia Art Exhibit would allow
the students to showcase their talents
to the public.
• The exhibit would allow the public to
know more about the BAMS program
of UPOU.
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8. Benefits !
• The students will have a general sense
of what it takes to organize and
execute events such as an art exhibit.
• The exhibit would allow the students to
contribute to the art movement in the
country.
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9. Limitations !
The multimedia art exhibit will showcase the
works of junior and senior BAMS students
enrolled in any one of the major practicum
subjects. Each student will be responsible for
coming up with an artwork that features a
combination of at least two of the following
media: text, photo, video, graphics, audio
and animation. These art works will be
installed in an appropriate venue and the
exhibit will last for an entire week.
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10. How we will do it?
1. The guidelines for artwork submission for the
Multimedia Art Exhibit will be made
available through MyPortal.
2. A team leader is appointed by the student
body and approved by the FIC chair.
3. The team leader then requests for an
adviser and appoints members for the
organizing team.
4. Brainstorming and project planning
commence.
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11. How we will do it?
5. Letters of request (for the venue and
equipment) are forwarded to the
appropriate offices.
6. Artwork submissions are collected.
7. Artwork submissions are evaluated by the
organizing team and the adviser.
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12. How we will do it?
8. The submissions which pass the criteria
are then given slots in the exhibit and
the authors of the artwork are
informed. The authors of the artwork,
who submitted video or animation,
are requested to procure their own
sets of monitors and headsets.
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13. How we will do it?
9. Once the availability of the venue is
confirmed, the venue may be set up and
the artworks installed. All video and
animation works are to be played from a
main computer which will be connected to
the individual monitors, in order to minimize
the space occupied by the equipment
and to provide more space for the visitors
and the artworks.
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15. How we will do it?
10.Exhibit proper: the exhibit shall be
monitored all week by the organizing
team.
11.After the week-long exhibit, the
artworks are uninstalled and returned
to the authors.
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16. Schedule
WEEK 1
WEEK 2
WEEK 3
WEEK 4
EXHIBIT WEEK
Appointment
of a Team
Leader
Selection of
the members
of the
Organizing
team
Brainstorming
and Planning
Forwarding of
Letters of
Request for
the Venue
and
Equipment
Collection of
Artwork
Submissions
Evaluation of
Artwork
Submissions
Preparation
and Set up of
the Venue
Exhibit Proper
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17. Qualifications - Artist
A bonafide UPOU BAMS student (both local and offshore)of junior or senior standing, enrolled within the
school year.
The student should be taking up one or more of the
following practicum subjects:
MMS 171 – Text in Multimedia
MMS 172 – Audio in Multimedia
MMS 173 – Photography in Multimedia
MMS 174 – Graphics in Multimedia
MMS 175 – Videography in Multimedia
MMS 176 – Animation in Multimedia
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18. Qualifications - Artwork
The artwork should be an original creation of a
certified UPOU BAMS student
The artwork should feature a combination of two
or more of the following media:
Text
Audio
Photo
Graphics
Video
Animation
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19. Qualifications - Artwork
The artwork shall NOT feature nudity, violence
and any offensive language.
The artwork shall be gender-sensitive.
The artwork may be a satire, an allusion to
current events.
The artwork shall be installed using appropriate
tools such as, but not limited to, monitors,
frames and projectors.
The artwork shall be displayed during the entire
duration of the exhibit.
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20. Qualifications – Team Leader
the team leader shall be responsible for overseeing
the entire process: from the selection of the
organizing team members, the selection of the
appropriate venue, collection of the qualified
artwork, the set-up of the exhibit to the exhibit itself.
The team leader should be:
A certified UPOU BAMS senior student
Knowledgeable on facilitating events and exhibits
A capable decision-maker and proactive leader
Able to assess and evaluate the validity of the artworks
submitted based on specific criteria
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21. Qualifications – Gallery Technician
the gallery technician will be responsible for setting
up the monitors, projectors, cameras, computers
and other audiovisual equipment which will be
used during the exhibit. The gallery technician will
be responsible for troubleshooting any equipment
problems that may arise during the exhibit. The
gallery technician should be:
A certified UPOU BAMS senior student
Adept at setting up, controlling, and troubleshooting the
basic audiovisual equipment such as cameras,
videocameras, monitors, projectors and computers.
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22. Qualifications - Adviser
the adviser shall be responsible for guiding
the entire team through the process of
venue selection, artwork evaluation, and
facilitation of the exhibit. An adviser should
be:
A certified UPOU BAMS professor of one of the 6
practicum courses (MMS 171, MMS 172, MMS 173,
MMS 174, MMS 175 and MMS 176).
Approachable and available for consultations
Able to assess and evaluate the validity of
artwork based on specific criteria
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23. Qualifications - Curator
the curator shall be responsible for
setting up the exhibit. The curator is
also responsible for ensuring that all
artworks are accounted for during the
entire exhibit. The curator should be:
A certified UPOU BAMS senior student
Knowledgeable on gallery management
Able to account for all the artworks submitted
and displayed
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24. Qualifications - Members
there will be three members of the organizing team
who will be responsible for miscellaneous activities
that would need to be accomplished for the
exhibit. These activities include, but are not limited
to, writing letters or request for the use of specific
venues for the exhibit, procurement of the
necessary equipment, collection of submissions
from participating students and ensuring the
organization of the entire exhibit. The members
should be:
Certified UPOU BAMS students
Resourceful and responsible
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25. Project Costs
The project aims to execute the event with
minimal cost.
UP campuses offer the use of their function
rooms or halls for free, if requested properly
using the right paperwork.
The audiovisual and ICT equipment may be
borrowed from the IT department or may be
provided by the authors of the multimedia
art.
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26. Conclusion
An annual multimedia art exhibit would
provide exposure for the BAMS
program of the UPOU and serve as a
take-off point for the talented BAMS
students.
This would allow the students to
demonstrate their talents and
capabilities and to apply what they
have learned thus far in the university.
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